WHITEHEAD v. RICHARDSON

No. 71-1035.

446 F.2d 126 (1971)

Marvin Eugene WHITEHEAD, Administrator of the Estate of Della Mae Whitehead, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Elliott L. RICHARDSON, Secretary of U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

August 11, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin F. Sullivan, Jr., Louisville, Ky., for plaintiff-appellant.

George J. Long, U. S. Atty., A. Duane Schwartz, Asst. U. S. Atty., Louisville, Ky., for defendant-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, PECK, Circuit Judge, and O'SULLIVAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

The issue presented by this case is whether the District Judge abused his discretion in refusing to make an award of attorneys' fees for the representation before the District Court of a claimant under the Social Security Act. We hold that there was no abuse of discretion and therefore affirm the dismissal of the complaint.

The facts of this case are not in dispute. Marvin Eugene Whitehead is the executor of the estate of his deceased...

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